When Canada’s Atlantic premiers announced a travel bubble for the four eastern provinces last week, Elayne Lord’s business suddenly picked up. Article Continued BelowAlmost immediately after the travel bubble announcement, Lord received cottage bookings from four New Brunswick families for this first weekend. Click to expandSo she’s bought a board to tell visitors they’re not welcome if they can’t follow social-distancing rules. Marine Atlantic, a Crown corporation running ferry services between Newfoundland and Labrador and Nova Scotia, said it’s seen a spike in bookings, with 3,000 reservations booked in the first six days following the Atlantic bubble announcement. While tourism operators welcomed the news, some say the Atlantic bubble won’t bring in enough revenue for their businesses to survive.

Source: thestar July 02, 2020 18:03 UTC